Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-14
P0WDERaY AID SOCIALISTS.

! He Deuounces Them AinrG the. knights OF
Labor, He Seys There Is ~ I;uo III This
Country for "a Rife.
The following is the letter written by
! General Master Workman POwdeTly to Il
prominent Knight OF Labor, IL Brooklyn,
clearly defining his position upon the
question OF how far the order OF which he
| is chief should 30 to concil:ate the social
| lists.
You have men II New York who would
move heaven end earth to restore the Old
customs, anG make the order again ar
oath-bound orgaDlZ stian. l know tleE.
| You hAvo men in New Y ork VINO have CO.
! operated with men in Philadelphia to
break up the order by going 10 Catholic
plel lie of cmilence, and telling him that
| cur old oath is st Il in force; that tie
word of honor is hut Z blilG 10 make cats
| paws Of the Catholic members, and that
! the general u&stsT-WOrk.nan IS party 10
| sna Infamous transaction. The curse Of
| the Knights Of Labor has come from the
pIJmDtness with which acknowledged
! leaders If the soc allstlC element have
| put themselves forward at meetings, and,
while speaking, plainly limited at the mus
! ket and Calling gun es the remedy for
| l.6OI' Alievauces.
! "aI4ny * the men who advocate these
PRINCIPLES OF socialism do not understand
| them, nor do they care t. understand
| them. They set forth the idea and coz
vey the impression tfar the only weapons
! bY which la0oT Can hrpa 10 secure the
| desired rrfJIus are ire 'ruifG and bud
! econ. Men may entertain such ideas as
lh.y please-tEey may adyoC3t2 tlem If
they plelse-but they shoGl0 not seek
under the cloak Of the Heights Of Labor
TO promuigutc me doctrines and make In,
order res .,pr ib,e for them.
81 cicim the r.gIt - offer as II tie
means best calculated TO bring
SPOUT reform, ana an willing
10 respect the opinions Of other ;
out until the knights Of LabGl
adopt the shotgun as tier chief Te9po",
vii vigorously object to allowing its
advocates to step to the front at all Meet
ings got up in the interest Of LABOR. They
must not BE- permitted 10 advocate blood
ana IRE, and yet proclaim themselves to
be the moulhpieces Of the labor cause.
The conduct aud language of these men
have caused the clergymen to regard US
with an eye Of suspicion, and ii will
require strenuous efforts on our parC to
remove the erroneous impressions CO..
corning Us
"It is my firm and honest belief that, as
vast as i this country, GS broad and eX-
elusive as is its territory, the IS not
room enough within it's bounds for the
exercise Of Single rifle. l have no re-
spect for the man or men who will Haunt
that accUr5ed rcd flag ard advocate tn
use Of the dirk 8ud bullet FIR 3G+ days IN
the wear, and who on the 800 n day delib-
erately wslk up to the polls and vote for
the continuance OF the system which they
deuouGc2.
lam sorry that the order ever found 4
footh0ld in New Y Jrk, for NJ good has
ever come from large Cities which are pro
life Of Whisky and crime. There ar
many coed Knights ia your city (New
York). II | require any determined
actj0r, give me the man who reads and
thl8,.s, Instead of the man who drinks,
Taera are more Of the Latter 10 & lirge
city than the former. However, the
Knights OF Labor will live, their priuci-
pies will spread end eventually triumph
Bah, on the creatures who stand up SIS
champions of labor in the presence OF
thousands of unthnking men and advocate
the knife ard bullet Bah! on the men
who iaunt the red flag. They are too vile
to respect and too cowsrdly to uphold the
American flag, sanctifed by the blood of
patriots. They disgrace it every time
they go to the polls end vote for monopoly
and usury. They are not to be trusted"